肺はい書しょ

noun

book lung

A respiratory organ found in arachnids such as spiders and scorpions. The term is rare and primarily used in zoological contexts. The synonym 書肺 (しょはい) is more common.

See also: 書肺

• クモの肺はい書しょは、空くう気き中ちゅうの酸さん素そを直ちょく接せつ血けつ液えきに取とり込こむ。

  The spider's book lung takes oxygen directly from the air into the blood.

• サソリの解かい剖ぼう図ずには、肺はい書しょがはっきりと描えがかれている。

  In the scorpion's anatomical diagram, the book lungs are clearly depicted.